...I think whilst most clubs will know what they need by Nov/Dec, I don't think they know if they needed to get them in, in Jan, until after the Xmas fixtures

Those 4 or 5 games in two weeks tell you more about the urgency of getting your new players in.

If we beat Wolves, Brentford and Sunderland we still need a right back and a striker (minimum) but we are perhaps more comfortable waiting til the summer.

We didn't. And now the scramble is on.